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Leaf Printing In Hawaii

By: Lynda February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

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If you read the last post you know that I bought some paint while in Hawaii to play with while on vacation. I’ve always admired these Monarch Ferns. I love the little spots on the leaves. I asked several people what they were, and the response I got was that they were weeds that they…

Making New Leaf Prints

By: Lynda October 22, 2023

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We recently returned from a wonderful trip to Alabama. While there I picked up some leaves. I want to create something to remember this visit, so I made some new leaf prints. To start I needed to preserve the leaves. For information on preserving leaves and other botanicals check out this blog post.

It’s time to preserve botanicals

By: Lynda July 23, 2018August 10, 2018

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It’s time to preserve botanicals for art play this winter.

By: Lynda July 15, 2014December 29, 2014

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I really love to sun print, but I don’t like waiting for the ferns to be ready for my projects. I’ll be prepared next Spring and even now when I want to print and don’t want to take the time to forage through the garden. They are all waiting for me because I’ve preserved them!…